Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-28

Continuation OF n session
"A larger Attendance than at amy
Previous session-Discussien of
Local Option Law.
at the session of the w. Q. 7. U. con.
vention Of yesterday afternoon there
was q large attendance, composed OF
ladies and gentlemen, all of whom. were
SO interested in the proceedings as to
participate somewhat in the discussion
Of questions.
The programme as arranged provided
for reports from different departments
of work, but after Mrs. j. v. Hines, of
Elk Point, had delivered a very interest
ing essay on "HoKe Influence" the bal
ance OF the programme was laid aside
for the afternoon and the audience be-
gan a discussion OF the local option law.
The announcement of . discussion is not
intended to convey the idea that any of
the w. Q. L. o. members are non.sup-
porters OF the law, as the law was co.,
| ssructed under the direction OF
some OF the most prominent temperance
women of Dakota, and was assisted by
Mrs. President Barker through the last
Legislature by hard work. The dis
%cussion OF the enactment was all pro,
so far as the good of the law was con-
cerned, but the problem Of it's effects
on Dakota and the best way Of bringing
it before the people were the subjects
debated upon. The men of Dakota
would be greatly surprised could they
hear these wives, mothers and daughters,
speaking opinions npon this subject Of
such waight and based upon hard logic
as was contained in the arguments adj
vanoed yesterday. The ladies under
stand the law as well as the gentle
men and as they regard it a just Law
their efforts were in favor of its enforce
ment. From the tone of many remarks
it may be concluded that the polls mex
November will be surrounded by womer
who will labor for local option. Upor
the question Of how to obtain votes fol
local option, the ladies received instruc
tion this forenoon.
LAST EVENING,
Mrs. 81. M. Barker, president of thu
w. q. T. q. OF Dakota, addressed on
OF the largest audiences which has eve
J assembled in the Methodist church ii
Yankton last evening.
Mrs. Barker's address was preceded b.
q short devotional exercise, after whicl
Prof. E. M. Young sang q solo.
Mrs. Barker then opened her address
which was one of such interest that afte
{ nearly two hours listening the audienc
showed no signs Of reetIessness. Mr.
Barker's subject Was o general resume {
the temperance work in Dakota in oil th
diferen. departments. The field OF II
struction III temperance work occupie
g the first half hour and an account Of th
9 condition OF affairs in the Black Hill
, her experiences at Bismarck last wintt
and of the temperance Legislation thel
g enacted were dealt with briefly. Mr.
it Barker dweIt upon the effect OF pr,
It hibition on mercantile business, citir
ID Sioux City as 8 place where nc salool
were permitted and where busine'
neyer was better. In closing MI
i Barker announced that q 2collectit
q. would BIS takeD, and alluded to Yapktt
il as one 81 the best towns in Dakota !
ID large collections. A . matter OF cour
r.. the collection was substantial. Fro
" the allusion to Yankton Mrs. Bark
be drifted into comparing Mitchell wi
d. Yankton as the place tof holding
be United States court. Mitcheil "